| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Wayne Foster (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Boris Zellous (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Virgil Polson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Wainwright (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Fisher (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kenneth Sainz (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Swinney (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Trinh (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Kinkade (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Rodney Penaflor (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Virgil Polson inbounds the ball | 28-21 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:34 | Illinois | Boris Zellous is whistled for traveling | 28-21 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Urbano (PG), Thomas Turner (PF), Donald Polanski (C) Kenneth Sainz, John Kinkade, Rodney Penaflor | |
| 19:16 | Purdue | Donald Polanski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-21 |
| 18:59 | Illinois | Thomas Turner steals it from Thomas Wainwright | 28-21 |
| 18:30 | Purdue | Michael Swinney hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-21 |
| 18:28 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Virgil Polson | 28-21 |
| 18:05 | Illinois | Boris Zellous evades the doubleteam and hits a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Robert Fisher and he's hacked by Michael Swinney - foul #2 on Michael Swinney, team foul #1 | 30-21 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz (PG), Rodney Penaflor (C) Charles Urbano, Donald Polanski | |
| 18:05 | Illinois | Boris Zellous makes the free throw | 31-21 |
| 17:47 | Purdue | Thomas Trinh comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 31-21 |
| 17:45 | Illinois | Robert Fisher gets the rebound | 31-21 |
| 17:27 | Illinois | Robert Fisher hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 31-21 |
| 17:25 | Illinois | Boris Zellous tips it home | 33-21 |
| 17:13 | Purdue | Thomas Trinh hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth Sainz | 33-24 |
| 16:49 | Illinois | Wayne Foster throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-24 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Fox (PG), James Aguon (SG), Andrei Palczewski (SF), Denis Banks (PF), Scott Dollard (C) Wayne Foster, Boris Zellous, Virgil Polson, Thomas Wainwright, Robert Fisher | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Maynor (PG), Charles Urbano (SG), Robert Cook (SF), John Kinkade (PF) Kenneth Sainz, Michael Swinney, Thomas Trinh, Thomas Turner | |
| 16:25 | Purdue | Charles Urbano travels with the ball | 33-24 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz (PG), Michael Swinney (SG), David Bragg (SF), Donald Polanski (C) Joe Maynor, Charles Urbano, Robert Cook, Rodney Penaflor | |
| 16:05 | Illinois | Andrei Palczewski is hacked by Michael Swinney - foul #3 on Michael Swinney, team foul #2 | 33-24 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Urbano (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Rodney Penaflor (C) Michael Swinney, David Bragg, Donald Polanski | |
| 15:48 | Illinois | Scott Dollard is whistled for a carry | 33-24 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Foster (PG) Edward Fox | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Maynor (PG), Michael Swinney (SG), Thomas Trinh (SF) Kenneth Sainz, Charles Urbano, Robert Cook | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Wayne Foster (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Aguon (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Andrei Palczewski (fresh) PF - Denis Banks (fresh) C - Scott Dollard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joe Maynor (fresh) SG - Michael Swinney (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Trinh (fresh) 7 pts. PF - John Kinkade (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Rodney Penaflor (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Purdue | Thomas Trinh comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 33-24 |
| 15:25 | Illinois | Denis Banks pulls down the rebound | 33-24 |
| 15:19 | Illinois | Wayne Foster can't finish the layup | 33-24 |
| 15:17 | Purdue | Michael Swinney pulls down the rebound | 33-24 |
| 15:13 | Purdue | Scott Dollard picks off the pass by Michael Swinney | 33-24 |
| 15:03 | Illinois | James Aguon buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Denis Banks | 36-24 |
| 14:56 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor lays it up and in on a great pass from Joe Maynor | 36-26 |
| 14:34 | Illinois | Michael Swinney picks off the pass by Andrei Palczewski | 36-26 |
| 14:09 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Andrei Palczewski - foul #1 on Andrei Palczewski, team foul #1 | 36-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | Boris Zellous (SG), Virgil Polson (SF), Thomas Wainwright (PF), Robert Fisher (C) James Aguon, Andrei Palczewski, Denis Banks, Scott Dollard | |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz (PG), Charles Urbano (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Thomas Turner (PF) Joe Maynor, Michael Swinney, Thomas Trinh, John Kinkade | |
| 14:09 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor makes the 1st free throw | 36-27 |
| 14:09 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor misses the 2nd free throw | 36-27 |
| 14:09 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright grabs the defensive rebound | 36-27 |
| 14:01 | Illinois | Virgil Polson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-27 |
| 13:59 | Illinois | Virgil Polson grabs the offensive board | 36-27 |
| 13:47 | Illinois | Wayne Foster scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Boris Zellous | 38-27 |
| 13:24 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor misses long on a jumper in the lane | 38-27 |
| 13:22 | Illinois | Boris Zellous grabs the defensive rebound | 38-27 |
| 13:08 | Illinois | Boris Zellous makes the contested fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Wayne Foster | 40-27 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 13:00 | Purdue | Charles Urbano misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Fisher - foul #3 on Robert Fisher, team foul #2 | 40-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Fox (PG) Wayne Foster | |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Trinh (SF), John Kinkade (PF), Donald Polanski (C) Robert Cook, Thomas Turner, Rodney Penaflor | |
| 13:00 | Purdue | Charles Urbano misses the 1st free throw | 40-27 |
| 13:00 | Purdue | Charles Urbano misses the 2nd free throw | 40-27 |
| 13:00 | Illinois | Robert Fisher pulls down the rebound | 40-27 |
| 12:34 | Illinois | Boris Zellous works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Robert Fisher | 43-27 |
| 12:08 | Purdue | Donald Polanski knocks in the floater from the left block on a nice dish by John Kinkade | 43-29 |
| 11:47 | Illinois | Robert Fisher's floater is tipped away by Donald Polanski | 43-29 |
| 11:45 | Illinois | Virgil Polson grabs the offensive rebound | 43-29 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Edward Fox (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Boris Zellous (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Virgil Polson (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - Thomas Wainwright (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Fisher (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kenneth Sainz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Urbano (fresh) SF - Thomas Trinh (fresh) 7 pts. PF - John Kinkade (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Polanski (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Illinois | Edward Fox blows the layup | 43-29 |
| 11:21 | Illinois | Robert Fisher grabs the offensive board | 43-29 |
| 11:07 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright connects on the runner in the lane on a great pass from Edward Fox | 45-29 |
| 10:48 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 45-29 |
| 10:47 | Purdue | John Kinkade tips it back up and in | 45-31 |
| 10:40 | Illinois | Virgil Polson is hacked by Thomas Trinh - foul #3 on Thomas Trinh, team foul #3 | 45-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Foster (PG), James Aguon (SG), Andrei Palczewski (SF), Denis Banks (PF), Scott Dollard (C) Edward Fox, Boris Zellous, Virgil Polson, Thomas Wainwright, Robert Fisher | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Swinney (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Thomas Turner (PF), Rodney Penaflor (C) Charles Urbano, Thomas Trinh, John Kinkade, Donald Polanski | |
| 10:25 | Illinois | The pull-up jumper by Scott Dollard is blocked by Thomas Turner | 45-31 |
| 10:24 | Illinois | Scott Dollard misses the tip | 45-31 |
| 10:22 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor pulls down the rebound | 45-31 |
| 10:03 | Purdue | Denis Banks takes the ball from Kenneth Sainz | 45-31 |
| 09:42 | Illinois | Wayne Foster misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 45-31 |
| 09:40 | Illinois | Denis Banks snags the offensive board | 45-31 |
| 09:35 | Illinois | Wayne Foster misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 45-31 |
| 09:33 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz snags the defensive board | 45-31 |
| 09:22 | Purdue | Thomas Turner can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 45-31 |
| 09:21 | Illinois | Wayne Foster grabs the defensive rebound | 45-31 |
| 09:02 | Illinois | Rodney Penaflor is called for the reach on Scott Dollard - foul #1 on Rodney Penaflor, team foul #4 | 45-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Boris Zellous (SG), Virgil Polson (SF) James Aguon, Andrei Palczewski | |
| Subs | Purdue | David Bragg (SF) Robert Cook | |
| 08:42 | Illinois | Boris Zellous shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-31 |
| 08:40 | Purdue | David Bragg gets the rebound | 45-31 |
| 08:36 | Purdue | Thomas Turner buries a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Michael Swinney | 45-33 |
| 08:12 | Illinois | Kenneth Sainz steals the ball from Wayne Foster | 45-33 |
| 08:08 | Purdue | David Bragg lays it in on a nice dish by Kenneth Sainz | 45-35 |
| 07:49 | Illinois | Boris Zellous misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-35 |
| 07:48 | Purdue | Thomas Turner gets the rebound | 45-35 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Wayne Foster (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Boris Zellous (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Virgil Polson (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - Denis Banks (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Scott Dollard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kenneth Sainz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Swinney (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - David Bragg (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Rodney Penaflor (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Purdue | Michael Swinney drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-38 |
| 07:02 | Illinois | Virgil Polson scores on a turnaround in the paint | 47-38 |
| 06:43 | Purdue | David Bragg throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Fox (PG), James Aguon (SG), Andrei Palczewski (SF), Thomas Wainwright (PF), Robert Fisher (C) Wayne Foster, Boris Zellous, Virgil Polson, Denis Banks, Scott Dollard | |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Urbano (PG), Thomas Trinh (SF), John Kinkade (PF), Donald Polanski (C) Kenneth Sainz, David Bragg, Thomas Turner, Rodney Penaflor | |
| 06:26 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright buries a jump hook in the paint | 49-38 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 06:05 | Purdue | Donald Polanski can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Fisher - foul #4 on Robert Fisher, team foul #3 | 49-38 |
| 06:05 | Purdue | Donald Polanski makes the 1st free throw | 49-39 |
| 06:05 | Purdue | Donald Polanski misses the 2nd free throw | 49-39 |
| 06:05 | Illinois | Robert Fisher grabs the board | 49-39 |
| 05:46 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright buries a shot from close range | 51-39 |
| 05:33 | Purdue | Charles Urbano comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-39 |
| 05:31 | Illinois | James Aguon gets the rebound | 51-39 |
| 05:18 | Illinois | Robert Fisher connects on the floater from the baseline set up by James Aguon | 53-39 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 05:10 | Purdue | Donald Polanski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Foster (PG), Boris Zellous (SG), Virgil Polson (SF) Edward Fox, James Aguon, Andrei Palczewski | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Maynor (PG), Robert Cook (SF), Rodney Penaflor (C) Charles Urbano, Thomas Trinh, Donald Polanski | |
| 04:57 | Illinois | Virgil Polson's floater is tipped away by Rodney Penaflor | 53-39 |
| 04:56 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor snags the defensive board | 53-39 |
| 04:51 | Purdue | Michael Swinney clanks a 3 from the right wing | 53-39 |
| 04:50 | Illinois | Virgil Polson grabs the board | 53-39 |
| 04:33 | Illinois | Boris Zellous misses the jumper from the left wing | 53-39 |
| 04:31 | Purdue | John Kinkade gets the rebound | 53-39 |
| 04:16 | Purdue | Joe Maynor comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 53-39 |
| 04:14 | Illinois | Virgil Polson grabs the defensive rebound | 53-39 |
| 04:09 | Illinois | Boris Zellous makes the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Virgil Polson | 55-39 |
| 03:46 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor is whistled for traveling | 55-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Aguon (SG), Denis Banks (PF), Scott Dollard (C) Boris Zellous, Thomas Wainwright, Robert Fisher | |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Urbano (PG), Thomas Turner (PF), Donald Polanski (C) Michael Swinney, John Kinkade, Rodney Penaflor | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Wayne Foster (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Aguon (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Virgil Polson (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. PF - Denis Banks (fresh) 3 reb. C - Scott Dollard (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Charles Urbano (fresh) SG - Joe Maynor (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Cook (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Polanski (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Illinois | Scott Dollard knocks in the floater near the basket and the foul's on Donald Polanski - foul #2 on Donald Polanski, team foul #5 | 57-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrei Palczewski (SF) Virgil Polson | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 03:28 | Illinois | Scott Dollard makes the free throw | 58-39 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 03:02 | Purdue | Donald Polanski buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 58-41 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:33 | Illinois | Wayne Foster misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Joe Maynor - foul #1 on Joe Maynor, team foul #6 | 58-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Boris Zellous (SG) James Aguon | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 02:33 | Illinois | Wayne Foster makes the 1st free throw | 59-41 |
| 02:33 | Illinois | Wayne Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 60-41 |
| 02:18 | Purdue | Charles Urbano buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Thomas Turner | 60-44 |
| 01:51 | Illinois | Boris Zellous evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Wayne Foster | 63-44 |
| 01:27 | Purdue | Robert Cook misses short on a jumper from the left side | 63-44 |
| 01:26 | Purdue | Donald Polanski tips it back up and in | 63-46 |
| 01:08 | Illinois | Thomas Turner is called for the reach on Andrei Palczewski - foul #1 on Thomas Turner, team foul #7 | 63-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright (PF), Robert Fisher (C) Denis Banks, Scott Dollard | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 01:08 | Illinois | Andrei Palczewski misses the 1st free throw | 63-46 |
| 01:08 | Purdue | Donald Polanski grabs the defensive rebound | 63-46 |
| 00:45 | Purdue | Wayne Foster steps in front of the Donald Polanski pass | 63-46 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Donald Polanski swats the short shot by Boris Zellous | 63-46 |
| 00:17 | Purdue | Donald Polanski grabs the defensive rebound | 63-46 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:11 | Purdue | Joe Maynor drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 63-48 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Wayne Foster runs out the clock | 63-48 |